Local votes and rules
⏸️ Pause on new data centers · Silver Creek Township
The Silver Creek Township Planning Commission asked the township board to pause data center applications for 12 months while rules are written.
⏸️ Pause on new data centers · Porter Township
Porter Township (Cass County) unanimously paused data center development for one year, with a possible one-year extension, while it writes a permanent ordinance.
⏸️ Pause on new data centers · Mason Township
Mason Township (Cass County) stopped taking data center applications for 12 months from June 8, 2026, or until new rules take effect.
⏸️ Pause on new data centers · Penn Township
Penn Township (Cass County) approved a 30-day pause on data centers, with one trustee voting no, after several developers showed interest. Residents asked for one to two years; the planning commission was to discuss a longer pause.
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In Michigan, your township, city or village usually decides where data centers can go.
- Calvin Township
- Cassopolis Village
- Dowagiac City
- Edwardsburg Village
- Howard Township
- Jefferson Township
- LaGrange Township
- Marcellus Township
- Marcellus Village
- Mason Township
- Milton Township
- Newberg Township
- Niles City
- Ontwa Township
- Penn Township
- Pokagon Township
- Porter Township
- Silver Creek Township
- Vandalia Village
- Volinia Township
- Wayne Township